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I. Introduction Attention Getter: " First I dream my paintings then I paint my dreams" Van Gough Reason to listen: What makes an individual unique is their passions. Painting has been one of my passions since I could hold a paint brush. Even though I am not great at painting‚ it still is apart of who I am. I have many passions‚ but painting is the one thing I can do when all else fails to make me feel better. It is a visual of how I feel and showing that‚ to me‚ is easier than speaking
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In our society that we live in today‚ multiculturalism has become a large topic that most people do not understand the importance of having it. Many individuals within the United States do not even know a clear definition of the word “multiculturalism‚” and this has become a great issue throughout our world. Having multiculturalism within our world comes packaged with many pros and cons to our society‚ but it has become important behind the topics of race and ethnic relations‚ social class‚ and also
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Multiculturalism benefits Canada Throughout the world‚ a country has its unique culture. But some countries are becoming more and more multiculturalism. That is to say‚ in one country exhibits different cultures. Whether or not multiculturalism should be encouraged in Canada is an issue which excites opposing views; nonetheless‚ I believe that multiculturalism is beneficial to Canada for the following reasons: improving the economy; educating other backgrounds; and reducing racism.
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Multiculturalism Every adult knows the stereotypes about people from other cities‚ countries‚ and even continents. Undoubtedly‚ it is impossible to deny a cultural and environmental influence on the development of an individual; however‚ one cannot exclude the fact that biases play a huge role in a perception of the world. These prejudices often build walls on the way of communication with each other as a single human race living on the Earth and not as a lot of small warring tribes. In contrast
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Multiculturalism is not dead‚ it was never an option! Multiculturalism is not dead‚ it was never an option! If you google multiculturalism‚ a series of articles arrive in your homepage and they all state: multiculturalism is not dying is already dead or‚ actually‚ it was never an option. A variegated group of politics is quoted in those articles ranging from Chancellor Angela Merkel to the former UK PM David Cameron. After a quick look at those articles I must admit that I agree with this view:
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choosing Canada as a destination for their studies. There were more than 153‚000 international students in 2004‚ spending $25‚000 per person only in school-related expenses‚ making the total of $3.8 billion a year (Dib & Turcotte‚ 2008). The multiculturalism policy has contributed to the growing intermarriage rates. There has been a growth in the trend of marriages among different ethnicities‚ races‚ and religions. Statistics Canada 2001 census reported that there was an increase of 35% of mixed
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Today in America “multiculturalism” is becoming popular in education‚ economy‚ and employment. While some accept multiculturalism in our community and the other hand they’re opposing in multiculturalism. In Hasia Diner essay‚ “Some problems with ‘Multiculturalism’: or‚ ‘The Best Laid Plan‚” argues about multiculturalism very odd topic which some people do know what is “multiculturalism” in reality. In one hand‚ I agree that multiculturalism is being taught in schools and universities; on the other
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To What extent is Multiculturalism an important part of ‘your’ and ‘Canada’s’ identity as part of our legacy? Multiculturalism is the sense of an equal celebration of racial‚ religious and cultural backgrounds. In 1971‚ Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy. Canada affirmed the value and dignity of all Canadian citizens‚ regardless of their racial or ethnic origins‚ their language‚ or their religious affiliation. The idea behind the act was to
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Multiculturalism means people from different countries or cultural backgrounds living in country apart from their origin. People from different ethnic group can practice and share their own cultures‚ religions and beliefs to this country. People be accepted‚ respected and tolerance to others. In 1901‚ Australia government started White Australia Policy. They doesn’t want the unwhite people come in Australia. However‚ few years ago‚ they thought White Australia Policy wasn’t good so they dismantled
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